1.   After the incident in the office of Daschle, D-S.D., the postal service began irradiating congressional mail and the Hart Senate Office Building was closed.

2.   For prevention, the Postal Service is considering irradiating the mail to kill germs.

3.   How much mail should be irradiated?

4.   If the postal service decides to use technology to irradiate suspicious mail, the point may eventually be moot, Merritt said.

5.   In response to employee concerns, federal officials assured government workers that all federal mail is being irradiated, rendering any anthrax spores harmless.

6.   New equipment is also on order to irradiate the mail to make it safer.

7.   The economic slowdown has also taken a toll on the United States Postal Service, which irradiates mail destined for government offices at great expense.

8.   The Postal Service is even ordering new machinery that irradiates mail to eliminate contaminants.

9.   The postal service started irradiating mail bound for Washington this week and has plans to extend the practice to other distribution centers around the country.